Our Programs
Piano for Beginner
Music for Little Mozarts is a piano and music curriculum designed for children ages 4-6. This premier piano education provides a balance between the discipline necessary for playing the piano and enjoyment one receives from the process of music making. Children will learn new concepts such as keyboard performance, pitch matching, rhythm, and keyboard technique. Children will work on musical expressiveness related to tempo, dynamics, mood, and articulation. This program introduces children to compositions by major composers throughout the history of music such as Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, etc.
Music Appreciation
Our Music Appreciation program uses modern techniques with a play-based approach so that your child can rapidly learn the fundamentals and experience the joy of music. This program is your child’s first step to building strong musical foundation through singing, story-telling, percussion instruments playing, games, and movement. Children will learn basics such as singing & solfege (do, re, mi, etc.), rhythm, beats, dynamics, tempo and various aspects of the musical world. On top of that, children will get their hands on percussion instruments such as shakers, triangle, drums, tambourine, resonator bells and more.
About the instructor
Shelly holds double degrees with honors (Summa Cum Laude) in Music and Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Shelly is a recipient of the Renaissance scholar, which recognizes students who excel in two or more disciplines. She is also a member of Golden Key International Honor Society.
Under the tutelage from Professor Charles J. Smith, she completed her thesis on analyzing a Piano Concerto by Rachmaninoff. During her studies, she discovered how to lay the basic foundation of music theory for beginners such as young children, and more experienced students. She later obtained a piano performance diploma with honors from Trinity College of Music, London. Learning piano at an early age, Shelly has played the instrument both as a soloist and accompanist for various instrumental solo, voice solo, choir groups, music ensemble and other music collaboration. She has experience in teaching 1-to-1 piano classes and preschool classroom setting. She worked at Singapore Symphony Orchestra and has experience in managing concert events.